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Jimin has made another appearance on ‘theqoo’ for his commendation at graduation!
It is always nice to see Jimin get praise and love!
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The Hardship Era When JYP Ent Almost Went Bankrupt
Original source: The Qoo
Kor-Eng: @Egle0702
Note: The post is written from the Korean perspective of a JYPN fan. The OP’s language is kept as authentic as possible.
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Back then, around 2010
Rain-JYP, Win the Appeal in the “World Tour” Lawsuit
2010-09-09
Singer Rain and Rain's former agency, JYP Entertainment, won a lawsuit claiming compensation for damages related to a performance in North America.
On the 9th, the Seoul High Court judged, "Wellmade StarM is the one responsible for the cancellation of the concert in North America," and "JYP Entertainment and Rain do not have to return the 10 billion won paid in advance."
Rain’s World Tour lawsuit (won after 4 years of trial)...
The American obsession…
And because of many other things JYP Ent had been having a rough time.
For reference, their sales (at the time were:
2009 sales KRW 10.1 billion (down 7% compared to the previous year) Net profit -4.6 billion
2010 sales 21.6 billion net profit 900 million
2011 sales 9.9 billion net profit -2.1 billion
2012 sales 15 billion net profit -9.8 billion
Fuck this shit lol
At that time, Loen invested in JYP, and got JYP’s shares in return.
With the 25.4% of the company’s stock, it immediately became the 2nd largest shareholder.
Back then (around 2013), Loen was owned by SK, but when the laws got revised, Loen was sold to a Hong Kong-based private equity fund.
(Loen was a music distribution company that monopolised the online music distribution market and paid very little to entertainment companies for it, so entertainment companies united and moved their online music rights distribution to KMP Holdings.
Although Loen was the 2nd biggest shareholder in JYP Ent, JYP Ent. also participated into the movement. It was okay when Loen was under SK, because Park Jinyoung is acquainted with the SK Group family, but when it was sold to the Hong Kong-based private equity fund, the confrontation intensified.)
→ Tbh, this is some complicated stuff, so if you’re having a hard time grasping it, might as well skip the part above.
Either way, at the time Loen, which wanted to grow as an entertainment company, opposed JYP Ent’s listing on the stock market and proposed a take over.
Loen: take over, let’s go
JYP Ent: don’t wanna
Loen: take over, let’s go
JYP Ent: don’t wanna
Loen: take over, let’s go
JYP Ent: don’t wanna
After going through it several times, JYP Ent finally succeeded in listing through backdoor listing.
While Loen, as an alternative, acquired Starship Ent (2013 November)
Oh yeah, you’re gonna croak tomorrow~
[Market Insight] Loen sells all JYP Entertainment shares
2014.01.16
They sold all the stocks in their possessions and made a run for it.
However, on the exact same day…
GOT7 debuted.
Just debuted, but the company is on the verge of bankruptcy and they were pretty much poised to end up sitting outside in a street (fuck this shit).
GOT7, to hold a showcase in Japan in collaboration with Sony Music
2014.03.10
At the time when GOT7 (as newcomers) were supposed to get as much push from the company as possible, the company was literally in ruins, and GOT7 got shipped off to Japan within 3 months after their debut. Their first concert was also held in Japan.
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Suzy was shooting commercials like crazy. (The vid above is 6 min long, but it’s only the commercials from the first half of the year, you can pretty much tell she filmed every single CF suggestion they received.)
As for 2PM… they just didn’t come back from Japan at all. They were on tour in Japan for 2 years straight (no exaggeration here)
In 2014-2015, they released 2 albums in Korea, while in Japan they had 5 releases during the same period of time.
If it hadn’t been for 2PM, JYP Ent would’ve just evaporated back then. 2PM was the holding pillar that prevented JYP Ent from collapsing.
Park Jinyoung was also trying to do something, so he sold the JYP Ent building that belonged personally to him.
And with that he bought the JYP Ent stocks (currently, Park Jinyoung is the largest shareholder).
FNC Entertainment’s Han Sungho, comparing with the Big 3 entertainment companies… “We’re better off than JYP Ent.”
2015-02-05
That was exactly when FNC was indulging in all that media play going “JYP Ent, get out of my way, I’m in the big 3 now.”
JYP Ent official position: “YG takeover claims are false, looking into the potential to take legal action”
In the midst of all this, Yang Hyunsuk sprinkled this kind of crap trying to raise his stock prices. It’s like, the house was already on fire, and he just fried some popcorn next to it, absolutely infuriating.
Either way, spring comes to those who wait.
In 2015, GOT7 received a good response abroad with Just Right.
Originally, although JYP Ent is a big company, it wasn’t that big on the overseas market.
The company was mostly focused on popularity among the general public, but as they grew step by step with GOT7, Twice and Stray Kids, they reached overseas, too.
What’s more, they also began paying more attention to group fandoms starting with Twice.
These days, they’re quite decent with self-created content, and they squeeze out the fandom money through goods, too… They’ve become a fandom-oriented company.
When Twice hit the Korean jackpot with their legendary Ooh-Aah-Cheer-Up-TT line, and then did insanely well in Japan, the hardships era came to an end.
2015 JYP Ent stock price 3000 won
2023 JYP Ent stock price 73,000 won
Even the man himself must feel like it’s worth living these days. He’s dancing to Hype Boy.
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Btw, one of 2PM’s comebacks in 2014-2015
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Is My House: the legendary male-idol case of climbing back the charts.
Originally back then, they were supposed to have promos for a month. After a relatively long promo, they were planning to go back to Japan, but an MV director called Han Samin flaked on them with the intention to film a Big Bang MV.
Naive Production went “oh poor you” and shot the MV in a hurry.
Eventually, My House had just one week of promos, but it climbed back the charts way later, so there’s a happy ending in that.
That was when the JYP Ent ❤ Naive relationship started.
Right now the fandom attitude [to Naive] is not good, and they’ve also had quite a few mishaps over time, so they don’t have such an all encompassing reach as before but they’re still filming MVs on the Japanese side (mostly for NiziU).
Now I’m really done talking about the times when the world was chewing on JYP Ent.
You might say, isn’t this an omniscient JYP Ent stan perspective?
Well, I have nothing to say for myself because that’s true. At the end of the day, who else would remember all this if not a JYP Ent stan T.T
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THEQOO | NA INWOO SING'S SNSD'S "HIMNAE/WAY TO GO" IN FRONT OF SEOHYUN
No but Seohyun is so pretty
Seohyun is a princess
They’re both cute ㅋㅋㅋ
I was so happy when I saw this my lips touched my ears ㅋ
They’re cute and suit each other
Seohyun is so fcking beautiful I can see why she won a best couple award ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
A complete prince and princess, they look good together
Na Inwoo is cute and the two are so fcking pretty and handsome ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Good people are the best ㅠㅠㅠ
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Na Inwoo is really hardworking and cute
(They’re) Pangyo couple ㅋㅋㅋ
Their physical impressions (“drawing style”) match so damn well, visuals out of romance novels wow
These two have great chemistry but their best couple award feels even prettier because they feel like good people
They’re both so cute, pretty, and cool
He didn’t sing it out of nowhere but had no choice but to bring up the courage because Jun Hyunmoo suddenly made him…I think looking at just the title might cause misunderstanding ^^
Na Inwoo and Seohyun both have similar vibes so I’m happy looking at them
The two have similar impressions and match really well, I really like them because they’re good people. Happy new year!
They’re both so cute ㅠㅠㅠ
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[theqoo] 2024 SANRIO CHARACTERS MID-DAESANG FLASH NEWS
1. Pochacco
2. Cinnamoroll
3. Pompompurin
4. Kuromi
5. Hello Kitty
original post: here
1. We must keep Pochacco 1st place
2. Why is Hangyodon #7? Let’s rise higher!!!
3. Happy birthday Pompompurin💛🤎 fighting
4. My Melody fell off
5. Oh it’s #1 in Korea too
6. That’s right, all the people from my age group love Pochacco
7. Hul! Chacco-yah
8. Cinnamoroll and Kuromi, find…
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sorry but yk sh*t's f*cked when k-netizens are literally tearing Lee Je Hoon apart for taking a portion of his SBS Daesang award speech to talk about how he looked up to Sun Kyun and held him as a career role model (emphasis on career) even tho they never got to star in a project together + then dedicating his award to him. yk sh*t's majorly f*cked when they literally buried him yesterday and they can't even give his memory a f*cking moment of peace istg—
#and what's angering me even further is that he's the one who brought this case to the police. he brought the thing to the f*cking#police bc of the threats and blackmail and they were like 'oh we received a tip about you doing drugs before you filed the suit#so we have to investigate' and we know what happened from there bc the tip became a case of its own.#yet they still have the f*cking audacity to open their mouths and say sh*t like this based off of details that haven't even been#backed up by anyone other than the woman who blackmailed him and the one in charge of the club he used to go to#then again. this is TheQoo we're talking about those people are VILE vile most times like proper vile#i refuse to tag this with his name this doesn't need to go in there. nope sorry
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omg i usually dgaf abt kfan vs ifan fights but maybe if kengenes stated their concerns from the very beginning (theyre too young to do a pair choreo and will get ridicule in korea, its hard to look at the members due to the pair choreo, etc etc) itll be much easier for me to believe and side w them 😭😭😭😭😭 like this is really your fault for screaming crying throwing up in the first place and literally posting a voice note of yourself crying seeing the boys interacting w/ the dancers EYAJAHSJUEJDHFJF obviously now we’re just thinking you guys are pulling excuses out of your ass just to cover your initial jealousy when its possible these are real concerns that effect the boys ?!?!? also its very disrespectful to just go around asking to change the choreo like theyve worked so hard on it!!!! not only to the boys but also the dancers and the choreographers of the song. and do u think its easy to just make one overnight ??!!!! LOLLLLL i usually agree that we shouldnt bother kfans bc sometimes it borderline reeks xenophobia but omg this one they kinda brought it upon themselves idk what to say
#sorry for the long rant might delete this later .#omg its just silly like maybe u shouldve said this in the first place instead of crying and cussing the dancers out 😭#and now youre calm u wanna say that these are ur concerns WHWJAAUQUWJEHRKF#ig we’ll just see what happens bc companies usually listen to kfans anyway and the nonfans have also mentioned the pair dancing is a shame#knetz who are nonfans*** yes i read through the entire theqoo post .
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240415 theqoo Top 20 most searched Kpop Male idol group members on Youtube in US, Japan as of 2024
8th Taemin (SHINee)
13th Taemin (SHINee)
he’s the only 2nd gen idol on the list!!!
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[THEQOO] Most Attended Domestic K-Pop Concerts in 2023
#7 SHINee: 27,079 attendees (3 performances) KSPO Dome
#19 TAEMIN: 14,849 attendees (2 performances) Inspire Arena
#24 ONEW: 6,554 attendees (3 performances) Olympic Hall
Perfect Illumination places #1 as Most Attended Domestic Kpop Concert by a 2nd Gen. Group!
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[ARTICLE] MAMAMOO's Moonbyul receives praise for her live vocals during 'TOUCHIN&MOVIN' promotions
MAMAMOO's main rapper and vocalist, Moon Byul, is flexing her live vocal muscles much to the delight of netizens.
Entering the second week of promotions for her 1st full album "Starlit of Muse," Moon Byul has once again proven why the saying "MAMAMOO's rapper is a main vocalist in any other group" holds true. Her vocal prowess, honed through diligent lessons since her last comeback, shone brightly. She effortlessly executed live notes while engaging in intense choreography, from radio shows to live music show stages.
This dedication to her craft has left both netizens and fans deeply impressed. Moon Byul's latest stage on KBS Music Bank has particularly garnered praise, with even non-fans on theqoo expressing admiration for her live vocals.
On theqoo, under the post titled "Moonbyul's live is stable", netizens lavished compliments on her live vocals. Comments ranged from simple praises like "(She's) good" and "She's MAMAMOO" to acknowledgments of the special phrase given to MAMAMOO by Korea's general public - "BeLisMAMAMOO" (Believe and Listen to MAMAMOO). This phrase, earned during their rookie days, signifies the group's reliability in delivering outstanding live performances.
Moon Byul's progress is especially notable as she continues to refine her vocals, sharing updates and snippets of her lessons with fans. Her growth is commendable, even in the 10th year of her career as an idol.
Below are a few of her remarkable live stages and her performance on 'It's Live' accompanied by a live band:
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What do you think about Moonbyul's live performances so far? Do you agree with the opinion of netizens? Check Moonbyul's 'TOUCHIN&MOVIN' music video here if you missed it!
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[HOT-THEQOO] 240421 The mystery of SM singers’ album flyer solved today (feat. YoonA)
Context: YoonA talked about the ad flyers inserted in albums which were often complained by SM artists, but it was precisely because of that, which resulted in her attending the Saturday Open Audition and in turn getting in SM and debuting
At time of posting 22 Apr 5.30pm KST: 60.3K views, 461 comments
(will translate interesting & non-repetitive comments)
1. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋIt’s a precious advertisement that brought YoonA here
5. If it brought YoonA here, I would have to keep putting the ad inㅋㅋㅋㅋ
6. If you hand out 5,000 flyers and get YoonA, then it is a cost effective business...
8. If the girl who came over as a result of the flyer is YoonA, then I will never stop inserting the flyers in ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
12. If its YoonA, then it is a freaking huge harvest (?) right ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
16. Ah if that is the case, that I approved (of inserting the flyer in the album)
29. Ah I understood the reason that you can’t give up since its YoonA
32. YoonA came after seeing the flyers, so how can I stop inserting ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
38. Wowㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I won’t complain about it anymore ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
52. Insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ heol... there are actually people who saw it and went for the audition ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋand that person is YoonA ya
62. This is worth it
84. If you hand out 10,000 flyers and one YoonA came along, then it is a huge win
88. If the result of putting in the advertisement is YoonA.. then I am convinced
90. So you are saying that YoonA saw the flyer and came over? If that is the case, I guess I have to keep putting in until the company goes bankrupt..
91. If it’s YoonA,,, then that is a right thing to do
100. I will also continue putting the flyers in no matter how much I get criticized for it ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
101. Wow, if a fortune star like YoonA is the one that came to me because of the flyer, it would be worth including the flyer in all the singers’ albums even if it costs more money...
102. SM: (You guys don’t know..!)
107. If it is YoonA who saw it and came over... then I think the flyers would still be added in even 30 years later
111. What do you mean, a fortune star like YoonA actually came to you by herself ㅋㅋThat is awesome
116. Suddenly it becomes understandable
125. Ah, such a deep meaning.. I won’t complain about it anymore
173. Once you had such an experience (of getting YoonA through this method), there is no way you can give up on (putting in the flyer)......
179. I always thought YoonA was scouted on the streets.... but no, since she came through audition, of course I have to keep inserting the flyer...
192. People who do not have sufficient information from elsewhere might saw the flyers, and there is even a slight chance of having a girl like YoonA coming to audition herself ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ there is no way one can give up on such possibility ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
201. Ah, then let’s put in 10 copies
238. If the success case is YoonA, then I fully agree
362. I won the lottery, so I have no choice but to keep going ㅋㅋㅋ
399. Anyone can go for the Saturday Open Audition, but it is famous for being extremely difficult to get in. YoonA is famous for being chosen from there.. it is through a flyer that was put in the album a long time ago ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
407. You should have told us in advance... that you made YoonA joined the company because of the flyer.... then there is no choice but to keep putting the flyer in.
418. ㅋㅋㅋEven though I’m not a fan but I can understand why. ㅋㅋㅋㅋthere is no way one can miss that 1% possibility
429. Isn’t this YoonA’s fault ㅋㅋㅋㅋ SM had used up all their luck and usefulness in that one go (with YoonA), so I guess you can stop it now
431. The reaction is so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
454. No, if YoonA saw it and came for the audition, then I will keep adding it in, even if it is just because of superstition ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
461. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋAll for the sake of getting the second YoonA..
Source: TheQoo
Trans: mystarmyangel
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How wonyoung from ive views the success of her sister acting's debut Jang daah ?
https://www.pannchoa.com/2024/03/theqoo-jang-da-ahs-acting-scene-that.html?m=1
cards: king of cups, the fool
Aww this is super sweet! I see Wonyoung, in the past, telling her again and again that it would be a success and that people would love her. I think her sister was quite nervous about it and doubted herself a lot, so she wanted to make sure she felt supported and didn't give up before giving it a fair try. Right now, she's very happy and proud of her, and excited to see where this takes her.
(Disclaimer: All is alleged and for entertainment purposes only. Based on current energies.)
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THEQOO | SEOHYUN WHO MAKES CLOTHES LOOK LIKE LUXURY WHETHER SHE BUYS OR SELLS THEM BECAUSE OF HER BODY FRAME
Seriously she makes it all look expensive
Seohyun’s body frame (literally: "clothes hanger") is more like a mannequin than a mannequin’s
Wow if I wore it I would just look like a common import product but when Seohyun wears it it’s like a luxury product….her aura in itself is luxurious ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
As expected the clothes aren’t the problem it’s me
Seohyun completes the look…
She seems to understand really well what kind of style suits her though honestly anything would look pretty
The clothes look good and so does her sense
I’m jealous of how she completes the look
If you look at what Seohyun wears she excudes prettiness
Seohyun said she would sometimes hide and her face and post photo reviews of her outfits (on online shops). I think she usually dresses frugally but since she has a good body everything looks like luxury goods
She would look pretty even wearing a plastic bag
On the flip side, if your clothes hanger/body frame is lacking then even luxury goods look cheap…
Seohyun has the standard of a fashion body but she only seemed to wear neat/prim clothes during WGM days. Her style looks like it diversified since then so I get vicarious satisfaction seeing that.
I saw this and let go of my greed for clothes… ㅋㅋㅋ Instead of spending money on expensive clothes the answer is to spend on self-care
Seohyun’s photos look more like a model than the shop models
It’s because her face and body,,,,are both of a princess,,,
Her body is high class so whatever she wears is high class
Seohyun actually wears a lot of Chanel clothes but when she wears frugal clothes people talk about it more because they’re surprised. Everything’s just pretty on her because she’s Seohyun.
Seohyun’s atmosphere itself is pretty
I was so touched when I heard she puts a lot of thought into what she wears for support truck proof shots. Everything fits her so well and is pretty.
It’s amazing that Seohyun makes any clothes look like luxury so I always look for her clothes. She’s so damn pretty and completes the look.
She’s the body frame/clothes hanger gangster. She’s so fucking pretty serioiusly.
Her posture is also straight and elegant so she looks even more attractive ㅠㅠ
She has the perfect face, body, and aura.
First of all, she as a person is luxurious herself. I saw a picture of her next to a mannequin and she was more like a mannequin than the mannequin.
Her body is really prettier than a mannequin’s
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[theqoo] THE TRENDIEST FASHION TREND CURRENTLY
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Per the guidelines at the Nonsan Training Center, to be chosen as an elite trainee, the requirements are as follows:
Nonsan Training Center guidelines | theqoo
Curl-ups: more than 86 in 2minutes
Push-ups: more than 72 in 2 minutes
Run 1.5 km within 5 minutes and 28 seconds
Run 3 km within 12 minutes and 30 seconds
Zero-point shooting 16 shots out of 20
+ no training exceptions
Benefits:
Possible to stay out on the graduation day
Obtain reward leave
Early promotion
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